1. Planned Giving
  2. Bequest Language for a Gift In Your Will

Bequest Language

Planning for the future and creating the legacy you wish to leave is one of the most effective ways to ensure a lasting impact. Making a gift in your will or living trust, known as a bequest, can guarantee that your legacy endures. Your gift may be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified.

Our federal tax ID number is: CARES Northwest 93-1314469Good Samaritan Foundation 23-7017276Legacy Emanuel Medical Center 46-5562403 Legacy Health Foundation 46-5562403Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center 46-5562403Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center 46-5562403Randall Children's Hospital Foundation 93-1314469Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation 83-0433165Silverton Health Foundation 93-0913392Unity Center for Behavioral Health 46-5562403

Below is suggested language to use when drafting your bequest.

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Specific Bequest

I devise to (name of Legacy Foundation), a non-profit corporation located in (city, state), the sum of $_________________ (or _______________ % of my estate) (or property herein described) to support of (name of program) at (Legacy Health facility).

Bequest of Remainder of Estate

All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, I devise to (name of Legacy Foundation), a non-profit corporation located in (city, state), to support (name of program) at (Legacy Health facility).

(Name of Legacy Foundation) is recognized by the IRS under Section 501 (c)(3) as a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable institution. Gifts to the Foundation, therefore, are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

The tax identification number of Legacy Health foundation options (name of Legacy Foundation):

CARES Northwest 93-1314469Good Samaritan Foundation 23-7017276Legacy Emanuel Medical Center 46-5562403 Legacy Health Foundation 46-5562403Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center 46-5562403Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center 46-5562403Randall Children's Hospital Foundation 93-1314469Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation 83-0433165Silverton Health Foundation 93-0913392Unity Center for Behavioral Health 46-5562403

Please contact Joshua Goldstein, MBA (he/him) at 503-413-3501 or jigoldst@lhs.org for more information.